Chongxi is an act of folk belief, which aims to allow patients who have been ill for a long time to marry others and use "happy events" to "wash away" bad luck, in order to achieve the effect of curing the disease.
In the same way, children can also celebrate for their parents.
But when it comes to the royal family at the pinnacle of power, this "joy" is no longer a simple "happiness". How stupid a person must be to not understand the underlying meaning.
Aristocratic families still use marriage to expand their power, and the prince's choice of concubine is also meaningful. The powerful Yue family not only brings help, but can even become the key to seeking the throne.
All the officials in the court, whether they made the proposal or listened to the proposal, knew that Chong Xi was a fig leaf. What they wanted to see was which prince the Tian Family wanted.
What Chang Yan wants to know is whether the Tian family's real illness is fake, whether it is following the trend, or adding fuel to the flames.
"No one wants his position to be coveted. He will refute if he is really sick, and he will agree only if he pretends to be sick."
Soon the news came from Qianqing Palace.
The Tianjia family read that the eldest prince was eighteen years old and it was indeed time for him to marry. It was scheduled to choose a concubine for the eldest prince, the second prince and the fourth prince in half a month, and at the same time choose a son-in-law for the third princess.
The entire Fengjing City was excited about it, and countless families with girls of marriageable age began to have their thoughts drawn to it.
Avoiding, pandering, speculating, hesitant.
Only the wailing could be heard from the Third Institute of the West, "Your Highness, why were you left out? Why didn't the Tian family choose the fifth prince and concubine?"
Probably because he is not yet fifteen years old.
Or, weaken the influence of the direct descendants.
No matter what it was, Chang Yan was relieved. He didn't want to marry a concubine, nor did he want to get involved in the endless muddy waters of aristocratic families.
However, when the news came back to Erjin Xiaoyuan, his sister smacked her lips to express regret, "I thought the fifth brother would be able to get a wife, but I didn't expect that he would not be a part of the quarrel that lasted so long."
Xu Mo laughed beside him, "Not marrying is not a bad thing. The Tian family is afraid of the aristocratic family and relies on the aristocratic family. The powerful Yue family can certainly help, but it may form new constraints in the future."
The aristocratic family is a double-edged sword, it can send the prince to the sky, but it can also drag the prince to hell.
It depends on what you think.
"Would the princes who chose the concubine also think so and choose the mediocre Yue family?" Jiang Sheng was slightly startled, and suddenly thought of the Liao family who was not from the right family.
In order to avoid being powerful, he married a daughter-in-law from a low family, avoiding the emperor's fear, but he could not avoid the disputes in the back house.
Maybe there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, nor pros and cons.
No matter which one you choose, you may be wrong, and no matter which one you choose, you may be right.
For now, the aristocratic family is still the strongest support. Whether it is the prince who aspires to the throne, the prince who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, or even the long banquet where he sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, the Jiang family and the Dou family stand behind it. Home.
It is not surprising that the princes used all means to choose their concubines.
The first one to make a move was the eldest prince. He was the most popular candidate for the crown prince. Behind him stood Concubine Ju and the Fang family, and almost all the ladies in the city were chosen by him.
Now that I have chosen them all, I must choose the family that has the least connections, is the most difficult to win over, and is the most powerful.
In Fengjing, there are four top aristocratic families, namely the Jiang family, the Dou family, the Fang family, and the Sun family, which has little to do with worldly affairs and only has an elderly chief minister living in the court.
The Fang family and the eldest prince have long been in secret communication, and the Sun family has almost faded out of the court. The most suitable ones to win over are the Jiang family and the Dou family.
There was Jiang Sheng in the Jiang family, and there was also the fraud feud between Fang Yuan and Xu Mo. Normally there would be no dispute, but Concubine Ju really coveted the military power in the hands of General Jiang, so she included Jiang Chengyu as a candidate.
The Dou family is not bad either. Although Dou Weiming has not been in the cabinet, this is the first of the six ministers, and controls the promotion of official positions in the court. The age of the daughter of the Dou family and hairpin are also more suitable, so they are also candidates.
All that's left is to see which girl the eldest prince can please.
But not long after, the son of a noble concubine invited Jiang Chengyu to enjoy the flowers but was rejected, and invited the daughter of the Dou family to watch the snow but was pushed back. He was frustrated and disgraced.
When the news reached the small courtyard, Jiang Sheng burst out laughing, but at the same time felt a little scared, "Concubine Ju is so powerful, she won't force Chengyu and the Dou family sisters to get married, right?"
Such a lively and smart little pepper, as well as the clever and insightful daughter of the Dou family, should not marry the eldest prince and waste half of their lives in the deep palace compound.
"Don't worry, the eldest prince only wants to please and doesn't dare to force himself." Xu Mo put away the chess pieces, "He can't afford to offend either the Jiang family or the Dou family."
Compared to this man's straightforward and unconcealed actions, the actions of the other two princes were more interesting.
The second prince, whose biological mother is not revealed, has a calm and slow personality, which is in contrast to the eagerness of the eldest prince. He neither immediately attached himself to the top aristocratic families, nor looked up to the first-rate aristocratic families. He did not even look at the second-rate aristocratic families. He just went about his official duties in a daze, and shuttled around every day. The Yamen and the Second Prince's Mansion.
The fourth prince was so infatuated that he went directly to the door of Yao's house and threatened to give Miss Yao happiness, even letting go of his rhetoric that he would never take a concubine.
He has been in love with Yao Siqing for more than a day or two. He sent gifts to the Yao family several times a year ago, but they were declined. Now he took the initiative to visit her, and the head of the Yao family was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner.
"The Yao family and the Jiang family are related by marriage. Does the fourth prince want to take in the two aristocratic families at the same time by marrying Sister Siqing, or does he really like Sister Siqing?" Jiang Sheng began to worry again, "Isn't he taking advantage of Sister Siqing?"
Xu Mo rubbed his sister's little head and said comfortingly, "The Yao family will not agree."
Just as Jiang Sheng said, the Yao and Jiang families go hand in hand and are the best in-laws, and the Yao family has always followed the Jiang family's lead, listened and agreed.
From the perspective of family ties, Mrs. Jiang is the aunt of the Yao family head. She and her two cousins have been in love since childhood and cannot be easily separated.
From a profit perspective, a prince may not necessarily become an emperor, but the Jiang family's military exploits can allow the two families to remain in power.
As long as the head of the Yao family is sober enough, he will refuse, it just depends on how to refuse.
Under normal circumstances, children can be engaged quickly, and no matter how old the prince is, he cannot take away the family affairs of his ministers.
But this is tantamount to offending the fourth prince, and even the new husband will be hated.
So after the Yao family calculated for a long time, they actually released the news that they would leave their only daughter Yao Siqing in the house to recruit a son-in-law on the grounds that they had no male heirs.
A dignified fourth prince cannot be a son-in-law for a noble family.
Even if he wanted to, his mother, the concubine, would slap him until he didn't want to.
At this point, the matter of selecting the concubine became quiet.
Except for the eldest prince who was flying around, no one else seemed to have found their favorite family, nor did they reveal any covetousness for the throne.
"Did His Highness's plan fail? If he can't force out the prince hiding behind him, is it possible that he will wait until the Tian family is gone before taking action?" The guard couldn't help but secretly muttered.
In response to this, Chang Yan just raised the corners of his mouth and said in a calm tone, "Don't be anxious."
